The Death of the Author in the Information Age

The idea of “death of the author” primarily means that once a work is created that the author’s influence on it is non-existent, that it is solely in the reader’s hands to place meaning in a text. This is to say that whatever intentions a writer has for a book (or a director for a… Continue reading The Death of the Author in the Information Age

Parallels in LOST and Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” – Part 4 – Cycles and Salvation

So what happens if the characters’ free will affects ka or fate so heavily that events are unable to be corrected before the narrative reaches the point where it should end but can’t? Things start over again, of course! In both LOST and The Dark Tower, events unfold for one main purpose: salvation. Both are… Continue reading Parallels in LOST and Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” – Part 4 – Cycles and Salvation

Parallels in LOST and Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” – Part 3 – Course Correction and Ka

In both LOST and Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, there are higher powers at play than simply the characters themselves. Jack Shephard and Ben Linus are nowhere near as important as they each think themselves to be, nor is Roland Deschain able to decide whether or not he continues his quest toward the Dark Tower.… Continue reading Parallels in LOST and Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” – Part 3 – Course Correction and Ka

Parallels in LOST and Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” – Part 2 – The Temple and The Tower

Last time, I said that the Dark Tower was “in the most essential terms, [. . .] the center of all possible realities, a hub where parallel dimensions exist as levels of the Tower itself. As one climbs the Tower, the different floors contain doors leading to different worlds. It has been held standing for… Continue reading Parallels in LOST and Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” – Part 2 – The Temple and The Tower

Parallels in LOST and Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” – Part 1 – Narrative

I don’t generally do full write-ups of LOST theories, but lately, I’ve been thinking a great deal of what I want the series to be from this point on, and I can’t help but want to explore these theories regarding the show’s mythology. I freely admit there are better theorists out there, namely Jeff Jensen… Continue reading Parallels in LOST and Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” – Part 1 – Narrative